Latest BBC News – Page 283
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NewsEvans rapped for plugging TFI on R2
Chris Evans was given a verbal warning by the BBC for repeatedly plugging TFI Friday on his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show last year, it has emerged.
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NewsBBC seeks BAME trainee script editors
The BBC is seeking “passionate” candidates from black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds keen to get their first experience in drama script editing.
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NewsBBC World Service experiments with chat apps
The BBC World Service will launch two pilots this weekend distributing content via messaging apps Viber and WhatsApp.
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NewsChannel 4 leads RTS nominations
Channel 4 has secured more nominations than any other channel in the Royal Television Programme Awards, including all three nominations in the single drama category.
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NewsBBC3 shows cut through in first week online
Cuckoo and Life And Death Row were among the top 10 most-watched programmes online in BBC3’s first week as a digital-only proposition, according to figures from Barb.
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NewsBectu demands BBC halts Studios plans
Bectu has urged the BBC halt to plans to set up BBC Studios as a separate entity, following director Peter Salmon’s decision to “jump ship” to Endemol Shine Group.
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NewsBBC fails to make strides in boosting staff diversity
The BBC made little or no progress in improving the diversity of its workforce last year, despite a pledge from director general Tony Hall to make a “tangible difference” on the issue.
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NewsFive lessons the BBC must learn from the Jimmy Savile scandal
The BBC said it would implement Dame Janet Smith’s recommendations in full after the publication of her damning 1,220-page report on Jimmy Savile last week. But what were these conclusions, and how will the BBC respond?
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NewsPlans for BBC take shape
John Whittingdale looks ready to task the BBC’s new governance regime with ensuring the corporation sharpens up its approach to distinctiveness.
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NewsPeter Salmon’s exit rocks BBC Studios
The person tasked with rebuilding BBC Studios will be named this month after Peter Salmon’s move to Endemol Shine Group shocked the industry and rocked in-house production.
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NewsBBC: Apprentice and HIGNFY at risk under government plans
The BBC has argued that it would be forced to axe shows including The Antiques Roadshow,The Apprentice and Have I Got News For You to meet distinctiveness targets set out in a government-commissioned report.
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NewsWhittingdale: BBC must be more distinctive
John Whittingdale will require the BBC to become more distinct from its commercial rivals under charter renewal – and has promised to close the iPlayer loophole as swiftly as possible.
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NewsIn full: John Whittingdale's keynote at the Oxford Media Convention
Click to see the full copy of the culture secretary’s speech to delegates.
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NewsGovernment warned to heed public affection for BBC
The BBC Trust has claimed that it is “very important” that the government take heed of public support voiced for the corporation as part of the consultation on charter renewal.
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NewsWaheed Alli: Whittingdale out to get BBC
Labour peer Waheed Alli has accused culture secretary John Whittingdale of holding a “private agenda to shrink the BBC” after the DCMS published a market impact report ahead of the white paper.
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NewsO&O report: more distinctive BBC1 worth £60m a year to rivals
A more distinctive BBC1 could increase the public value of the flagship channel and be worth up to £60m a year to commercial rivals, according to one of the key DCMS reports for charter renewal.
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NewsPublic back BBC distinctiveness and funding model
More than 74% of the British public believe that BBC content is “sufficiently high quality and distinctive” after the corporation came under attack on the issue last year from the likes of ITV.
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NewsGovernment review: close BBC Trust and hand powers to Ofcom
Sir David Clementi has called for “fundamental reform” of BBC governance and regulation, recommending the Trust be abolished and its duties shared between Ofcom and a unitary board.
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NewsPeter Salmon to make shock Endemol Shine move
Peter Salmon is to make a surprise move to Endemol Shine Group after just six months in charge of BBC Studios.